MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica -- Jamaica celebrated their first ever medal table topping performance at a global track and field championships by winning the final event on the programme, the boys’ medley relay in a new World Youth best 1 minute 49.23 seconds as the IAAF World Youth Championships ended in Donetsk, Ukraine this morning.
The team of Waseem Williams, 200m champion Michael O’Hara, Okeen Williams and 400m champion Martin Manley won Jamaica’s sixth gold medal of the five day championships to go along with two bronze medals.
Earlier today O’Hara ran a personal best 20.63 seconds to win the 200m gold after placing fourth in the 100m earlier.
Jamaica also won gold medals in the women’s 100m, men’s 110m hurdles, men’s 400m and men’s 400m hurdles.
Jamaica also won bronze medals in the women’s 400m and men’s high jump.
The team of Waseem Williams, 200m champion Michael O’Hara, Okeen Williams and 400m champion Martin Manley won Jamaica’s sixth gold medal of the five day championships to go along with two bronze medals.
Earlier today O’Hara ran a personal best 20.63 seconds to win the 200m gold after placing fourth in the 100m earlier.
Jamaica also won gold medals in the women’s 100m, men’s 110m hurdles, men’s 400m and men’s 400m hurdles.
Jamaica also won bronze medals in the women’s 400m and men’s high jump.
